Isn't that comforting. I have no doubt he will be the 3rd baseman on opening day. Afterall, he "knows how to play the game".:help:

02-17-2006, 09:01 AM

OnBaseMachine

Re: Narron quote

You don't know how much I hate that quote. Of course he knows how to play the game or else he wouldn't have made it past Little League! Geez what a stupid quote. I feel like jumping in front of a bus everytime I hear that.

02-17-2006, 09:03 AM

flyer85

Re: Narron quote

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine

Geez what a stupid quote.

It implies there must be a lot of guys who "don't know how to play the game".:laugh:

02-17-2006, 09:10 AM

GAC

Re: Narron quote

I KNOW how to play the game too. Doesn't mean I deserve to start. Maybe I do? ;)

02-17-2006, 09:26 AM

osuceltic

Re: Narron quote

Believe it or not, there are a lot of guys on the Reds who I would say DON'T know how to play the game. This has been a bad team fundamentally for years. Poor defensively, poor decisions, bad baserunning, no understanding of situational baseball. They play a little like a beer league softball team -- right down to the underhand tossing pitchers.

02-17-2006, 09:27 AM

flyer85

Re: Narron quote

Quote:

Originally Posted by osuceltic

Believe it or not, there are a lot of guys on the Reds who I would say DON'T know how to play the game. This has been a bad team fundamentally for years. Poor defensively, poor decisions, bad baserunning, no understanding of situational baseball. They play a little like a beer league softball team -- right down to the underhand tossing pitchers.

... thank God the Reds have guys like Rich.

02-17-2006, 09:31 AM

traderumor

Re: Narron quote

Why do folks get so upset at GM speak or coach talk?

02-17-2006, 09:32 AM

RedsManRick

Re: Narron quote

Quote:

Originally Posted by traderumor

Why do folks get so upset at GM speak or coach talk?

Because historically with the Reds, it's not just talk, but evidence of how they truly think.

02-17-2006, 09:44 AM

Roy Tucker

Re: Narron quote

You're gonna have to learn your clich&#233;s. You're gonna have to study them, you're gonna have to know them. They're your friends. Write this down: "We gotta play it one day at a time."

02-17-2006, 09:48 AM

GAC

Re: Narron quote

Aurilia is the least of our problems. Lets concentrate on the guys who can't pitch, and are causing poor guys like Aurilia to have to run all over the place. ;)

02-17-2006, 10:08 AM

Crosley68

Re: Narron quote

I agree with TR and Roy, this is coach speak, trying to say nice things about teammates........not sure what you expect the manager to say about one of his own during spring training.

02-17-2006, 10:19 AM

Cedric

Re: Narron quote

I know it's Rich, but don't you expect the manager to pump up ALL of his players?

02-17-2006, 10:35 AM

flyer85

Re: Narron quote

Quote:

Originally Posted by traderumor

Why do folks get so upset at GM speak or coach talk?

I don't, I find it humorous. What a quote like "he knows how to play to game" show is that there isn't really anything objective you can point to in a players numbers to justify his existence. So Narron appeals to the subjective and intangible to justify his future 3rd baseman.

02-17-2006, 10:36 AM

flyer85

Re: Narron quote

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cedric

I know it's Rich, but don't you expect the manager to pump up ALL of his players?

would be nice but most of them don't have any objective data that would allow someone to "pump them up". Thus the appeal to the intangible.

02-17-2006, 10:43 AM

REDREAD

Re: Narron quote

If Aurillia gets the majority of starts at 3b, I'll be one of the people yelling the loudest, but I think we need to wait and see. Let's give Narron (now free of DanO's influence) at least a chance to make the right moves.